March 3, 2020 Defender Challenge 2020 to test readiness, lethality The U.S. Air Force Defender Challenge will pit Security Forces teams against each other in San Antonio, Texas, May 11-15, 2020. Defenders will prove their abilities in dismounted skills, endurance, agility, individual weapons, and military working dog (MWD) teams through a series of gut-testing
March 3, 2020 Air Force trains with joint, combined forces in rapid airfield damage repair A rapid airfield damage repair training exercise was part of exercise Cope North 2020, an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces joint/combined, trilateral field training exercise held from Feb. 12-28.
March 2, 2020 DOD Makes Plans to Combat Coronavirus Defense Department civilian and military leaders are working to ensure the department is ready for short- and long-term scenarios, as well as domestic and international situations.
March 2, 2020 NFAC wind tunnel testing demonstrates successful integration of refueling, monitoring systems It turns out two systems developed to serve separate purposes were made for each other.The pairing of an aerial refueling apparatus and instrumentation to boost its functionality was recently tested in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, effectively
March 2, 2020 Gen. Charles Q. Brown nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Charles Q. Brown would assume one of the two highest positions in the Air Force from Gen. David L. Goldfein, who is retiring June 30 after four years as Chief of Staff. Brown would be the first African-American to serve as a service chief.
March 2, 2020 F-35 store separation test completed ahead of schedule, under budget Store separation testing on a 1/15th scale model of an F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 4-foot transonic wind tunnel, or 4T, at Arnold Air Force Base was completed weeks ahead of a scheduled facility maintenance outage, saving the test customer
March 2, 2020 PEO for mobility and training aircraft shares perspective on life and career WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When Lynda Rutledge began her Air Force career in 1989 as a mathematician at Eglin Air Force Base, her goal was to work for a couple of years and leave for the private sector.However, she soon fell in love with the challenge and impact of her work, and 30
Feb. 28, 2020 Intelligence analyst awarded Bronze Star for service in Iraq WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An Air Force intelligence analyst was awarded the Bronze Star for his work during a deployment to Iraq.Master Sgt. Timothy L. Heggedahl was presented with the award during a ceremony at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on
Feb. 28, 2020 Air Force promotes basic research capacity at DEPSCOR Day ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) joined forces with its Army and Navy counterparts at the Southern Regional meeting for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 20 to share best practices for
Feb. 28, 2020 Two teams tie to win Spark Tank 2020 For the first time, two teams tied to as winners of the Spark Tank 2020 competition at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Feb. 28.